Custom Property BOM Quantity
Custom Property BOM Quantity
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I'm trying to figure out how to use the BOM Quantity drop down
in the Custom Property page of Summary information to display
something other then a numerical quantity in the quantity column of a BOM.
My understanding is that this can be accomplished with the BOM quantity drop down, but for the life of me I can't get it to work.
Here's how I think it should work so follow my steps and tell me what I'm missing, please.
1)Create part file (sldprt) named "Grease" (you probably see where I'm going with this).
2) Add Custom property named 'STRING' (still just testing this, name will be changed later).
3) Assign 'STRING' a value of A/R.
4) Set BOM Quantity drop down to "STRING" (save prt)
5) Create an assembly file (sldasm) named "Test"
6) insert part "Grease".
7) Insert BOM template. (sldbomtbt)
8) BOM still contains a numerical quantity in the QTY column.
A/R is no where to be seen.
I thought that the BOM quantity drop down was supposed to allow you to override the BOM tables qty column to read other then a number? What the heck am I missing?
Thanks in advance
PS. I have tried to create a custom BOM by added the "STRING" column and hiding the QTY column, but the QTY column returns every time instead of staying hidden.
in the Custom Property page of Summary information to display
something other then a numerical quantity in the quantity column of a BOM.
My understanding is that this can be accomplished with the BOM quantity drop down, but for the life of me I can't get it to work.
Here's how I think it should work so follow my steps and tell me what I'm missing, please.
1)Create part file (sldprt) named "Grease" (you probably see where I'm going with this).
2) Add Custom property named 'STRING' (still just testing this, name will be changed later).
3) Assign 'STRING' a value of A/R.
4) Set BOM Quantity drop down to "STRING" (save prt)
5) Create an assembly file (sldasm) named "Test"
6) insert part "Grease".
7) Insert BOM template. (sldbomtbt)
8) BOM still contains a numerical quantity in the QTY column.
A/R is no where to be seen.
I thought that the BOM quantity drop down was supposed to allow you to override the BOM tables qty column to read other then a number? What the heck am I missing?
Thanks in advance
PS. I have tried to create a custom BOM by added the "STRING" column and hiding the QTY column, but the QTY column returns every time instead of staying hidden.
Nvidia Quatro FX 1400
8.0 GB RAM
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad core @ 2.50Ghz
SW2010 SP4.0
Win 7 64bit






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RE: Custom Property BOM Quantity
And yet, according to SW, it is "supposed" to be usable in that format? See "Type = Text" in the example below directly from the
SW Db.
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Solution Id: S-017371
Product: SolidWorks 2007 Network
Updated: 3/3/2010 6:56:00 PM
Area: Part
Sub-Area: Other Features
Question: What is the function of the bill of materials, "BOM Quantity" drop down menu in File, Properties?
Answer:
This meun allows users to define a custom property that will be used to drive the QTY column in the bill of materials.
For example:
- Open a part and select File -> Properties
- Go to the custom or configuration specific tab and define a Property: Name = Override_QTY, Type = Text, Value = 5
- In the BOM Quantity menu, select "Override_QTY"
When a bill of materials of an assembly that contains this part is created, the QTY column will display a value of 5.
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Yes I realize that this specific example calls out a numerical value,
but in theory it is using a format type of "text" which should allow any string value, right?
My VAR seems to indicate that it should work this way, but it doesn't on my machine, which could indicate some other kind of problem, not necessarily with SW.
I'm just trying to figure it out and wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something simple.
Any thoughts?
Nvidia Quatro FX 1400
8.0 GB RAM
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad core @ 2.50Ghz
SW2010 SP4.0
Win 7 64bit
RE: Custom Property BOM Quantity
Thanks for letting us know what you are running on.
I suppose I should add my info to:
SW2009 64 bit SP3
Phenom II X6 1100T
8GB
FX1400
Win XP 64
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RE: Custom Property BOM Quantity
That was exactly the result that I was getting, but the documentation seemed to indicate that it could work.
I wasn't sure if it was a bug or possibly something with my set up.
Thanks for the help.
Nvidia Quatro FX 1400
8.0 GB RAM
AMD Phenom 9850 Quad core @ 2.50Ghz
SW2010 SP4.0
Win 7 64bit
RE: Custom Property BOM Quantity
QTY is a special bird in a BOM. Try to change the QTY heading in a BOM and you get a special message which indicates it is handling parameters programaticly in, perhaps, a non-standard way.
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